Predation risk as a factor affecting sexual segregation in alpine ibex

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1488-1497

  Grignolio, Stefano ^a   Rossi, Iva ^a   Bassano, Bruno ^b   Apollonio, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b Gran Paradiso National Park ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine ibex; Antipredator behavior; Capra ibex; Predation risk; Sexual segregation

Indexed keywords

AGE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DISTURBANCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PREDATION RISK; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; UNGULATE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAN PARADISO NATIONAL PARK; ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CAPRA IBEX; UNGULATA;

EID: 37549052511     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-351R.1     Document Type: Article

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